Women and Violent Crime in Enlightenment Scotland

by Anne-Marie Kilday

Book Overview

A complete reappraisal of the scale and significance of female criminality in a period of major legislative changes.

This book offers important new insights into the relationship between crime and gender in Scotland during the Enlightenment period. Against the backdrop of significant legislative changes that fundamentally altered the face of Scots law, Anne-Marie Kilday examines contemporary attitudes towards serious offences against the person...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0861933303
• ISBN13: 9780861933303
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Royal Historical Society
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"